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Hot-Launch Yoga: Cobra Pose Reveals Nuke Repose

Unique social media images reveal the likely retirement of an old Indian nuclear-capable system.

08.13.24 | 5 min read
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Environment
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Energy Justice for All: Keeping Disadvantaged Populations Cool in a Heating World

As temperatures rise, so do energy bills. Energy justice should be a federal priority as the extreme heat crisis exposes energy security gaps.

08.08.24 | 12 min read
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Clean Energy
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Putting FESI on a Maximum Impact Path

The establishment of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI) was a vital first step, but its value depends on what happens next.

08.07.24 | 14 min read
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Government Capacity
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Don’t Fight Paper With Paper: How To Build a Great Digital Product With the Change in the Couch Cushions

How do you create a tool for all types of users to navigate supply chain issues and logistics problems? With collaboration and innovation.

08.06.24 | 15 min read
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Environment
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Overcoming Historical Barriers in Mid-Tier Agriculture

Not all agricultural education is built the same. Should it be? In a new podcast series, we explore how technical assistance can meet the diverse needs of farmers across local and regional food systems.

08.05.24 | 4 min read
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Education & Workforce
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Fortifying America’s Future: Pathways for Competitiveness

Without a robust education system that prepares our youth for future careers in key sectors, our national security and competitiveness are at risk.

07.24.24 | 4 min read
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United States Discloses Nuclear Warhead Numbers; Restores Nuclear Transparency

The Federation of American Scientists applauds the United States for declassifying the number of nuclear warheads in its military stockpile and the number of retired and dismantled warheads.

07.20.24 | 6 min read
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Environment
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The Blackouts During the Texas Heatwave Were Preventable. Here’s Why.

As people wait for this catastrophic grid failure to be remedied, much of southeast Texas, which includes Houston, is enduring dangerous, extreme heat with no air conditioning amid an ongoing heatwave.

07.12.24 | 2 min read
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Government Capacity
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Increasing the “Policy Readiness” of Ideas

Policymakers are more likely to consider ideas where more thought has been given to the core questions of the policy process.

07.12.24 | 5 min read
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Government Capacity
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Improving Government Capacity: Unleashing the capacity, creativity, energy, and determination of the public sector workforce

“I think what I’m driven by at FAS is to really unleash the capacity, the creativity, the energy, the determination of the public sector workforce to be able to do their jobs as efficiently and effectively as they know how.”

07.08.24 | 13 min read
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Global Risk
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Photo Depicts Potential Nuclear Mission for Pakistan’s JF-17 Aircraft

Researchers have many questions about the modernization of Pakistan’s nuclear-capable aircraft and associated air-launched cruise missiles.

07.01.24 | 7 min read
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Clean Energy
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Dr. Pierre-Clément Simon and Dr. Casey Icenhour, Idaho National Laboratory, Developing the Future of Fusion Energy

Dr. Pierre-Clément Simon and Dr. Casey Icenhour come from different backgrounds, but share similar passions: for driving forward progress in fusion energy and mentoring early career scientists.

06.25.24 | 7 min read
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